Chapter 145 [Additional] Renting a Shop and Signing a Contract

As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you.

Zhou Genzhu has been smiling at Chu Yue for such a long time, but Chu Yue's ruthless words are sharper than the last, leaving him speechless.

He originally thought that Chu Yue looked unfamiliar, young, and just a greenhorn. If she had money, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money from her.

Who would have thought that he himself was sweating profusely in the middle of winter.

Zhou Genzhu is also a businessman. He can tell from Chu Yue's words that the purpose of these ridicules and rebuttals is to bargain. In the past, when he met people who bargained like this, he was too lazy to entertain them and would have kicked them out with a broom.

But things are different now, Zhou Genzhu is in urgent need of money!

He owed gambling debts, but his wife and children at home didn't know about it yet. If he didn't pay back the money, those little hooligans would come to his house.

If his wife knew that he gambled, their family would definitely break up, and he would have no chance of getting his wife's dowry!

Under Chu Yue's gaze, Zhou Genzhu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Chu Yue thought, it has come to this, and he is still not angry?

He was not so good-tempered when he was showing off to Ye Zhaodi just now.

Seeing this, Chu Yue already knew that Zhou Genzhu must be in urgent need of money and couldn't wait to sell the shop.

Chu Yue said bluntly, "Boss, name your price."

Zhou Genzhu explained the basic situation of the store. The store's lease contract was signed for three years, and the rent was paid annually. The rent was 20 yuan per month, and 240 yuan per year. Zhou Genzhu had already paid this year's rent at the end of last year.

In addition to this year's rent, there is also a fifty-dollar deposit for the three-year contract. The total price of some things inside and outside the store, except for valuable items such as sewing machines, scissors, and fabrics, is fifty dollars.

It's only February now, and two months' rent has been deducted in time, leaving us with ten months' worth of rent of two hundred yuan.

Zhou Genzhu gritted his teeth and said, "It's a fixed price. I won't make any money from you. It's three hundred yuan in total! As long as you give me three hundred yuan, everything in this store is yours."

Chu Yue immediately laughed.

She laughed at Zhou Genzhu's arrogance and also laughed at Zhou Genzhu for underestimating her.

It's ridiculous that she was charged fifty dollars for the beautiful old furniture in this room.

aside.

Lu Yuanbao had already picked up the money for Ye Zhaodi and focused all his attention on Chu Yue.

Ye Zhaodi counted all the money and found that it was indeed ten yuan, not a penny less or more, so Zhou Genzhu did not cheat.

She had already picked up the money and should have left.

But thinking about how Chu Yue had just helped her block the attack, she hadn't remembered to say thank you yet. At the same time, she was afraid that Chu Yue would be cheated. She knew the situation in this store best. The valuable things in the store had long been sold by Zhou Genzhu. The only thing left was the sewing machine, which was Zhou Genzhu's lifeblood and he was reluctant to sell it. The other tattered things might not be wanted even if given away.

Zhou Genzhu is simply asking for too much.

Ye Zhaodi was worried about Chu Yue. When she heard Zhou Genzhu wanted fifty yuan, she immediately said, "Don't listen to him. The things in this room are not worth even ten yuan! He's talking nonsense and trying to trick you!"

"You damn girl!" Zhou Genzhu was already unhappy with Ye Zhaodi, and now seeing that Ye Zhaodi was trying to disrupt his business talks, he stood up in rage and wanted to slap Ye Zhaodi.

As soon as he stood up, Chu Yue spoke.

"Boss Zhou, you're a businessman. Don't you know that harmony brings wealth?"

"Yes, yes, yes... Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth..."

Zhou Genzhu cursed in his heart, but in order to keep Chu Yue, he had to sit down again and talk slowly.

Chu Yue was too lazy to talk nonsense and said directly, "One hundred yuan, and I will take over your lease contract and this store."

Zhou Genzhu slammed the table. "One hundred yuan? Little girl, are you kidding me? The deposit alone in this contract is fifty yuan, and I paid two hundred and forty yuan in rent this year, so all that adds up to three hundred yuan. One hundred yuan? That's just wishful thinking. Impossible!"

Chu Yue did not argue with Zhou Genzhu. She stood up, turned around, and said to Lu Yuanbao, "Yuanbao, let's go shopping again."

Zhou Genzhu was dumbfounded. Usually when doing business, you push back and I push back, you take a step back on a price, I take a step back, and finally we negotiate a middle price.

There is no one like Chu Yue who would bargain for a low price and then walk away.

Zhou Genzhu thought angrily, just leave! He didn't believe he couldn't get out!

Chu Yue held Lu Yuanbao's hand and walked outside the store. Suddenly, she looked up and kindly reminded Zhou Genzhu, "Boss Zhou, why is there a mark at the door of your store?"

When Zhou Genzhu heard this, he hurried out of the house and looked at the door of the store. With Chu Yue's reminder, he saw a mark made of white chalk.

His face suddenly turned pale!

In society, thieves, robbers, and gangsters usually leave marks where they have stepped on, so that they can easily identify the location when they commit crimes next time or seek revenge.

It was obvious that Zhou Genzhu's tailor shop had been targeted, and gamblers who were collecting debts had come to the shop.

If later...

Zhou Genzhu suddenly shivered. Not only did his crotch, which was covered by his torn pants, feel cold, but his entire body felt icy cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He gritted his teeth and suddenly grabbed Chu Yue who was about to leave, "Comrade, this lady, one hundred yuan is really too little, please add a little more! Add a little more, one hundred and eighty yuan."

"I said one hundred, so it's one hundred. Boss Zhou, if you think you're losing money, you don't have to sell it. Wait for other interested parties to come."

Chu Yue said without hesitation.

Zhou Genzhu felt so aggrieved. Chu Yue was the only one who came to visit him in just two months, so there was no one else.

It is still the era of collective economy. Self-employed individuals are a minority among the minority. Most people dare not take risks at all. Everyone is still forcing themselves to squeeze into state-owned factories and have a stable job.

It was impossible for Zhou Genzhu to wait for another Chu Yue, who could come up with a hundred yuan so quickly and efficiently.

He held Chu Yue tightly, gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath. "One hundred is one hundred! But we must sign the contract today and pay today, all at once. No installments, no credit. I want cash."

"Okay, write the contract and sign it, and I'll pay you right away."

Chu Yue agreed readily.

In this way, Chu Yue took Lu Yuanbao's hand and followed Zhou Genzhu, who was wearing torn crotch pants, back to the store and took out a pen to draft a contract.

The person who was writing with her head down was Chu Yue. Ye Zhaodi was still in the store. She quietly stretched her neck and looked in Chu Yue's direction, and saw rows of beautiful and powerful handwriting.

Ye Zhaodi was illiterate and could not understand what Chu Yue wrote, but she saw the whole process of Chu Yue negotiating with Zhou Genzhu and Zhou Genzhu's frustrated look.

What an amazing girl...

Although Chu Yue looked only one or two years older than her, she was able to suppress the shameless and scoundrel Zhou Genzhu.

Such a powerful person will definitely not be fooled.

So Ye Zhaodi was relieved. She clutched the ten yuan in her pocket and left quietly.